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[quote=APAULT,272510]The 12 hour clock is also American in the sense that the US still uses it for timetables, whereas most countries have moved away from it. Dates are also a problem in China as there are three variants. International: Day:Month:Year, the totally illogical American system of Month:Day:Year, and the Chinese System (which is also best for use on computer file names) of Year:Month Day. Isn't it time the US joined the rest of the world and adopted international standards? Even the UK has got rid of all but miles In distances, the official measure in China is metric, but most people who are not drivers will talk in 'li' which is about half a kilometre. If you get measured for clothes they may well use the old small unit (but I don't know what it is called) which is around 3cm and so a bit more than an inch. [/quote]
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